Information terminal, control method, control program, information processing device, information processing method, and information processing program

Abstract

Provided are an information terminal, a control method, a control program, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing program capable of switching functions.An information terminal according to the present invention includes two or more pieces of hardware; a receiver configured to receive software or a setting parameter; a storage module configured to store software or a setting parameter; a controller configured to control at least one or more of the two or more pieces of hardware based on the software or the setting parameter stored in the storage module; and a changer configured to change the software or the setting parameter stored in the storage module to the software or the setting parameter received by the receiver so as to be usable, and the controller makes at least one or more functions of the two or more pieces of hardware usable or unusable according to the software or the setting parameter made usable by the changer.

1 . An information terminal comprising:
 two or more pieces of hardware;   a receiver configured to receive software or a setting parameter;   a storage module configured to store software or a setting parameter;   a controller configured to control at least one or more of the two or more pieces of hardware based on the software or the setting parameter stored in the storage module; and   a changer configured to change the software or the setting parameter stored in the storage module to the software or the setting parameter received by the receiver so as to be usable, wherein   the controller   makes at least one or more functions of the two or more pieces of hardware usable or unusable according to the software or the setting parameter made usable by the changer.   
     
     
         2 . An information terminal comprising:
 two or more pieces of hardware;   a receiver configured to receive a change instruction of software or a setting parameter;   a storage module configured to store two or more pieces of software or setting parameters;   a controller configured to control at least one or more of the two or more pieces of hardware based on the software or the setting parameter stored in the storage module; and   a changer configured to change any one or more pieces of software or setting parameters among the two or more pieces of software or the setting parameters stored in the storage module based on the change instruction received by the receiver so as to be usable, wherein   the controller   makes at least one or more functions of the two or more pieces of hardware usable or unusable according to the software or the setting parameter made usable by the changer.   
     
     
         3 . An information terminal comprising:
 two or more pieces of hardware;   a receiver configured to receive software or a setting parameter;   a storage module configured to store software or a setting parameter;   a controller configured to control at least one of the two or more pieces of hardware based on the software or the setting parameter stored in the storage module; and   a changer configured to change the software or the setting parameter stored in the storage module to the software or the setting parameter received by the receiver so as to be usable, wherein   the controller   restricts use of at least one or more functions of the two or more pieces of hardware according to the software or the setting parameter made usable by the changer.   
     
     
         4 . An information terminal comprising:
 two or more pieces of hardware;   a receiver configured to receive a change instruction of software or a setting parameter transmitted from the server;   a storage module configured to store two or more pieces of software or setting parameters;   a controller configured to control at least one or more of the two or more pieces of hardware based on the software or the setting parameter stored in the storage module; and   a changer configured to change to any one of software or a setting parameter among the two or more pieces of software or the setting parameters stored in the storage module based on the change instruction received by the receiver so as to be usable, wherein   the controller   restricts use of at least one or more functions of the two or more pieces of hardware according to the software or the setting parameter made usable by the changer.   
     
     
         5 . An information terminal comprising:
 two or more pieces of hardware;   a receiver configured to receive a change instruction of a software processing routine;   a storage module configured to store software;   a controller configured to control at least one or more of the two or more pieces of hardware based on the software stored in the storage module; and   a changer configured to change a software processing routine stored in the storage module based on the change instruction received by the receiver, wherein   the controller   makes at least one or more functions of the two or more pieces of hardware usable or unusable according to the software processing routine changed by the changer.   
     
     
         6 . An information terminal comprising:
 two or more pieces of hardware;   a receiver configured to receive a change instruction of a software processing routine;   a storage module configured to store software;   a controller configured to control at least one or more of the two or more pieces of hardware based on the software stored in the storage module; and   a changer configured to change a software processing routine stored in the storage module based on the change instruction received by the receiver, wherein   the controller   restricts use of at least one or more functions of the two or more pieces of hardware according to the software processing routine changed by the changer.   
     
     
         7 . The information terminal according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the controller   makes at least one or more functions of the two or more pieces of hardware usable or unusable according to the software or the setting parameter made usable by the changer.   
     
     
         8 . The information terminal according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the controller   restricts use of at least one or more functions of the two or more pieces of hardware according to the software or the setting parameter made usable by the changer.   
     
     
         9 . The information terminal according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the changer   makes the software or the setting parameter usable by restarting the information terminal.   
     
     
         10 . The information terminal according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the changer   changes the software or the setting parameter according to a use history of the two or more pieces of hardware.   
     
     
         11 . The information terminal according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a recommender configured to recommend a change of the software or the setting parameter according to a use history of the two or more pieces of hardware.   
     
     
         12 . The information terminal according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a storage module configured to store a change history of the software or the setting parameter.   
     
     
         13 . A control method of an information terminal including two or more pieces of hardware, the method comprising:
 a step of receiving, by a receiver, software or a setting parameter;   a step of controlling, by a controller, at least one or more of the two or more pieces of hardware based on software or a setting parameter stored in a storage module that stores the software or the setting parameter; and   a step of changing, by a changer, the software or the setting parameter stored in the storage module to the software or the setting parameter received by the receiver so as to be usable, wherein   the controller   makes at least one or more functions of the two or more pieces of hardware usable or unusable according to the software or the setting parameter made usable by the changer.   
     
     
         14 . A control method of an information terminal including two or more pieces of hardware, the method comprising:
 a step of receiving, by a receiver, a change instruction of software or a setting parameter;   a step of controlling, by a controller, at least one or more of the two or more pieces of hardware based on the software or the setting parameters stored in a storage module that stores two or more pieces of software or the setting parameters; and   a step of changing, by a changer, any one or more pieces of the software or the setting parameters of the two or more pieces of software or the setting parameters stored in the storage module based on the change instruction received by the receiver so as to be usable, wherein   the controller   makes at least one or more functions of the two or more pieces of hardware usable or unusable according to the software or the setting parameter made usable by the changer.   
     
     
         15 . A control method of an information terminal including two or more pieces of hardware, the method comprising:
 a step of receiving, by a receiver, software or a setting parameter;   a step of controlling, by a controller, at least one of the two or more pieces of hardware based on software or a setting parameter stored in a storage module that stores the software or the setting parameter; and   a step of changing, by a changer, the software or the setting parameter stored in the storage module to the software or the setting parameter received by the receiver so as to be usable, wherein   the controller   restricts use of at least one or more functions of the two or more pieces of hardware according to the software or the setting parameter made usable by the changer.   
     
     
         16 . A control method of an information terminal including two or more pieces of hardware, the method comprising:
 a step of receiving, by a receiver, a change instruction of software or a setting parameter transmitted from the server;   a step of controlling, by a controller, at least one or more of the two or more pieces of hardware based on the software or the setting parameters stored in a storage module that stores two or more pieces of software or the setting parameters; and   a step of changing, by a changer, to any one of the software or the setting parameter of the two or more pieces of software or the setting parameters stored in the storage module based on the change instruction received by the receiver so as to be usable, wherein   the controller   restricts use of at least one or more functions of the two or more pieces of hardware according to the software or the setting parameter made usable by the changer.   
     
     
         17 . A control method of an information terminal including two or more pieces of hardware, the method comprising:
 a step of receiving, by a receiver, a change instruction of a software processing routine;   a step of controlling, by a controller, at least one or more of the two or more pieces of hardware based on software stored in a storage module that stores the software; and   a step of changing, by a changer, a software processing routine stored in the storage module based on the change instruction received by the receiver, wherein   the controller   makes at least one or more functions of the two or more pieces of hardware usable or unusable according to the software processing routine changed by the changer.   
     
     
         18 . A control method of an information terminal including two or more pieces of hardware, the method comprising:
 a step of receiving, by a receiver, a change instruction of a software processing routine;   a step of controlling, by a controller, at least one or more of the two or more pieces of hardware based on software stored in a storage module; and   a step of changing, by a changer, a software processing routine stored in the storage module based on the change instruction received by the receiver, wherein   the controller   restricts use of at least one or more functions of the two or more pieces of hardware according to the software processing routine changed by the changer.   
     
     
         19 . A control program of an information terminal including two or more pieces of hardware, the control program causing
 a computer to function as:   a receiver configured to receive software or a setting parameter;   a controller configured to control at least one or more of the two or more pieces of hardware based on software or a setting parameter stored in a storage module that stores the software or the setting parameter; and   a changer configured to change the software or the setting parameter stored in the storage module to the software or the setting parameter received by the receiver so as to be usable, wherein   the controller   makes at least one or more functions of the two or more pieces of hardware usable or unusable according to the software or the setting parameter made usable by the changer.   
     
     
         20 . A control program of an information terminal including two or more pieces of hardware, the control program causing
 a computer to function as:   a receiver configured to receive a change instruction of software or a setting parameter;   a controller configured to control at least one or more of the two or more pieces of hardware based on the software or the setting parameters stored in a storage module that stores two or more pieces of software or the setting parameters; and   a changer configured to change any one or more pieces of software or setting parameters among the two or more pieces of software or the setting parameters stored in the storage module based on the change instruction received by the receiver so as to be usable, wherein   the controller   makes at least one or more functions of the two or more pieces of hardware usable or unusable according to the software or the setting parameter made usable by the changer.   
     
     
         21 . A control program of an information terminal including two or more pieces of hardware, the control program causing a computer to function as:
 a receiver configured to receive software or a setting parameter;   a controller configured to control at least one of the two or more pieces of hardware based on software or a setting parameter stored in a storage module that stores the software or the setting parameter; and   a changer configured to change the software or the setting parameter stored in the storage module to the software or the setting parameter received by the receiver so as to be usable, wherein   the controller   restricts use of at least one or more functions of the two or more pieces of hardware according to the software or the setting parameter made usable by the changer.   
     
     
         22 . A control program of an information terminal including two or more pieces of hardware, the control program causing a computer to function as:
 a receiver configured to receive a change instruction of software or a setting parameter transmitted from the server;   a controller configured to control at least one or more of the two or more pieces of hardware based on the software or the setting parameters stored in a storage module that stores two or more pieces of software or the setting parameters; and   a changer configured to change to any one of software or a setting parameter among the two or more pieces of software or the setting parameters stored in the storage module based on the change instruction received by the receiver so as to be usable, wherein   the controller   restricts use of at least one or more functions of the two or more pieces of hardware according to the software or the setting parameter made usable by the changer.   
     
     
         23 . A control program of an information terminal including two or more pieces of hardware, the control program causing a computer to function as:
 a receiver configured to receive a change instruction of a software processing routine;   a controller configured to control at least one or more of the two or more pieces of hardware based on software stored in a storage module that stores the software; and   a changer configured to change a software processing routine stored in the storage module based on the change instruction received by the receiver, wherein   the controller   makes at least one or more functions of the two or more pieces of hardware usable or unusable according to the software processing routine changed by the changer.   
     
     
         24 . A control program of an information terminal including two or more pieces of hardware, the control program causing a computer to function as:
 a receiver configured to receive a change instruction of a software processing routine;   a controller configured to control at least one or more of the two or more pieces of hardware based on software stored in a storage module; and   a changer configured to change a software processing routine stored in the storage module based on the change instruction received by the receiver, wherein   the controller   restricts use of at least one or more functions of the two or more pieces of hardware according to the software processing routine changed by the changer.   
     
     
         25 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
 a receiver configured to receive an instruction from a first terminal; and   a transmitter configured to transmit software or a setting parameter to a second terminal including two or more pieces of hardware based on the instruction received by the receiver.   
     
     
         26 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 25 , further comprising:
 a determiner configured to determine whether a predetermined condition is satisfied, wherein   the transmitter   transmits software or a setting parameter that makes the two or more pieces of hardware included in the second terminal usable based on a determination result by the determiner.   
     
     
         27 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 25 , further comprising:
 a determiner configured to determine whether a predetermined condition is satisfied, wherein   the transmitter   instructs the second terminal to change to software or a setting parameter that makes the two or more pieces of hardware included in the second terminal usable based on a determination result by the determiner.   
     
     
         28 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 25 , further comprising:
 a recommender configured to recommend a change of the software or the setting parameter according to a use history of the two or more pieces of hardware.   
     
     
         29 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 25 , further comprising:
 a storage module configured to store a change history of the software or the setting parameter.   
     
     
         30 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 25 , further comprising:
 a restriction module configured to restrict transmission and reception of information related to hardware other than the hardware made usable among the two or more pieces of hardware or hardware made unusable according to a change in the software or the setting parameter.   
     
     
         31 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 25 , further comprising:
 a contract plan information changer configured to change contract plan information of the second terminal for a contractor of the second terminal according to a change in the software or the setting parameter.   
     
     
         32 . An information processing method comprising:
 a step of receiving, by a receiver, an instruction from a first terminal; and   a step of transmitting, by a transmitter, software or a setting parameter to a second terminal including two or more pieces of hardware based on the instruction received by the receiver.   
     
     
         33 . An information processing program causing a computer to function as:
 a receiver configured to receive an instruction from a first terminal; and   a transmitter configured to transmit software or a setting parameter to a second terminal including two or more pieces of hardware based on the instruction received by the receiver.